Birthday & Brownies

Sophie turned 7 on January 4th. I can't believe 7 years ago we brought our little Soph home from the hospital. Every night, for the first 2 years of her life here on earth, she would scream non-stop for hours until she would finally collapse into an exhausted sleep. Stephen would hold a blow dryer up until his arms were about to fall off (why weren't we smart enough to just rest the blow dryer on the dresser?) just so she would fall asleep. We used that blow dryer to get her to sleep until she was 2 years old!!

She's turned from a screaming baby into a wonderful little girl and we are so glad she is our oldest, biggest girl. She is such a helper and a big part of what makes our family tick.

We had her birthday party at a ceramic shop. It was a blast (except for the part when Harrison vomited all over - we have had the stomach flu pass through the members of our family for about 10 days now..., which is why I am just now posting about the birthday). Here are some fun pics (we had Pearland friends, Sugar Land friends, and cousins galore)!

On another very random note, we made brownies the other night for our FHE treat. Harrison just loves brownies. He can't get enough of them when I make them. And I just love the way his little face looks when he's eating something he really likes. He always closes his eyes and makes an MMmmm sound while he chews. His last expression below, with his pouting lips, is when we told him he wasn't going to be able to have any more brownies after he finished the one he was eating. He had already had way too many, and needless to say, he didn't go to bed until very late that night due to his chocolate/sugar high.